Ark Byron Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · London, Ealing
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.536 miles
Criteria 5 (distance) · Published by Ealing Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ark Byron Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Ealing for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Ealing has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Ark Byron Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.536 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.536 miles away, the 7th shortest of 17 Ealing primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.69 miles).
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 41 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Ealing schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Vale, Acton, London, W3 7JT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Ealing
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and harmonious school.”
- “Pupils and staff are proud to be part of the school community.”
- “Pupils feel safe and work hard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Ealing.
- Ark Priory Primary Academy 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Derwentwater Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- East Acton Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southfield Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Acton Gardens Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Perryn Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- West Acton Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published